Money and Markets Daily Reader: 7,500 Drones Over America, the Atomic Bomb in Saudi Arabia, a Google Tracking Device That Follows You Everywhere

The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal safety and feedom, world news, business and more.

Krauthammer on Obama’s Apology: “The President Now Is Toxic”
You see the president, you think about the policy and you know it’s a disaster. And the problem for the Democrats is, they are hostage to a bunch of geeks working right now late into the night trying to fix a system which is not just the glitches we talked about.

The Republicans’ Task: No Obamacare, No Iran Nukes
Republicans need a positive agenda in both domestic and foreign policy, but for the immediate future, the crucial service the GOP can perform for the country is to stop both Obamacare and the Iranian nuclear program.

Chile Issues Health Alert Over Trash
Chile’s government is issuing a health alert for the port of Valparaiso, where thousands of tons of trash has been piling up for nearly three weeks amid a strike by garbage collectors.

Year’s Strongest Typhoon Blasts Philippines
The strongest typhoon this year slammed into the central Philippines, setting off landslides and knocking out power and communication lines in several provinces. At least four people died.

Doing Soft Time: Former Jails Become Luxury Hotels
“It’s pretty unbelievable to think you’re paying to stay in a jail,” said Vinnie Macri, a guest from Chicago, as he drained his beer and surveyed the beehive of activity in the lobby bar. “But they’ve done an awesome job.”

Twitter’s Huge Rally Draws Its Share of Skeptics
“Twitter, the product, is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen in 31 years of tech investing,” Roger McNamee, Elevation Partners co-founder, said on CNBC’s Fast Money Halftime Report. “It just came out of nowhere.”